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The Alliance for Flame Retardant Free Furniture welcomes the US law mandating nationwide compliance with California’s flammability standard for upholstered furniture and calls for harmonising flammability requirements for furniture in Europe via upcoming Sustainable Products Initiative

Want a healthier home? Start with your couch!

 “Furniture without flame retardants: a safe fire safety for everyone”

“Brussels has launched an investigation into whether Ireland’s furniture fire safety regulations — the strictest in Europe — comply with EU free-market rules, following a complaint by manufacturers.”

“The European Furniture Industries Conferedation (Efic) says that the ‘open flame’, or ‘match test’, required by the British fire safety test method (BS 5852) and the Irish (IS 419:1988) means manufacturers must use flame retardants.” (paywall)

The Alliance for Flame Retardant Free Furniture raises concerns over the British Government’s response to the British Parliamentary EAC report on ‘Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life’

19 October – Alliance for Flame Retardant Free Furniture welcomes Chemical Strategy for Sustainability

The Alliance for Flame Retardant Free Furniture welcomes report of British Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee on ‘Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life’

“The use of chemical flame retardants in furniture to improve fire safety can also have severe implications for public health, a number of associations have warned.”

“The Case for Flame Retardant Free Furniture” featured on EndsReport. (Paywall)

The Alliance for Flame Retardants Free Furniture welcomes its newest member, the European Federation of Furniture Retailers

Unwanted toxic flame retardants preventing circularity and increasing fire toxicity

ECHA recommends restriction on flame retardants in flexible polyurathane (PUR) foams

“The European Furniture Industries Confederation is planning to lodge a formal complaint with the European Commission in the next few weeks, claiming UK furniture regulations lead to the unnecessary use of hazardous chemicals.” (Paywall) 

“European trade bodies, representing the furniture, bedding, building and woodworking industries, have called for action against the use of flame retardant in furniture (….) The UK and Ireland are the only EU countries to have national regulations requiring an open flame test, which effectively necessitates the use of flame retardants.” (Paywall).